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ibanix has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hello fellow monks,

I've been trying to use Win32::GUI (0.558) on my Win2k/ActivePerl 633 system to create windows. So far, I've been taking code straight from the tutorial. 

use Win32::GUI;
    $main = Win32::GUI::Window->new(
        -name   => 'Main',
        -width  => 100,
        -height => 100,
    );
    $main->AddLabel(-text => "Hello, world");
    $main->Show();
    Win32::GUI::Dialog();

    sub Main_Terminate {
        -1;
    }

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When I run this script, Windows informs me that perl.exe has "generated errors and will be closed by windows". If I reduce the code to 
use Win32::GUI;
$main = Win32::GUI::Window->new(
        -name   => 'Main',
        -width  => 100,
        -height => 100,
    );
$main->Show();

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it "works" (generates a window which vanishes instantly). As soon as I add  $main->AddLabel(-text => "Hello, world");, however, the error returns.

Can any wise monks help me here?

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